Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Thanksgiving 2016
BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5911 By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 23 — In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, I am pleased to express my gratitude to all BLET members, officers and staff for...
IBT Election Results
HOFFA-HALL RE-ELECTED TO FIVE-YEAR TERM TO LEAD UNION International Vice Presidents, International Trustees Also Elected (WASHINGTON) – International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall, International Vice...
Veterans Day 2016
BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5906 By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 11 — Veterans Day is a particularly important holiday to the membership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen....
In the Line of Duty: Larry G. Thomas
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5905 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 9 — BLET member Larry G. Thomas, a member of Division 292 in Beach City, Ohio, was killed in a yard switching accident on November 6, 2016. He was 37 years old. An employee of the Wheeling...
2016 November General Elections Endorsements
To download the PDF of all endorsements click here. This information is also found below: [column size="1/2"] U.S. Senate Tammy Duckworth - D U.S. Congress 1st Bobby Rush - D 2nd Robin Kelly - D 3rd Dan Lipinski - D 4th Luis Gutierrez - D 5th Mike Quigley - D 6th...
Added Service on Amtrak For The Holidays
Amtrak Adding Trains for Midwest Thanksgiving Holiday Trav In anticipation of the busiest travel week of the year, America's Railroad is prepared to accommodate the surge of holiday travelers with additional capacity on several routes in the Midwest. Extra trains will...
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen – Illinois State Legislative Board – 2016 General Election Endorsements
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Halliburton, U.S. Silica set frac sand unit-train record
10/17/2016 Rail News: Shippers Halliburton Co. and U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. late last week announced they moved a record-breaking unit train of frac sand via BNSF Railway Co. from Ottawa, Ill., to Elmendorf, Texas. The train, which carried nearly 19,000 tons...
OIG: Amtrak hasn’t estimated full cost of PTC
The cost of installing PTC could be 'hundreds of millions' more than Amtrak's projections, the OIG said. Although Amtrak has made significant progress in installing positive train control (PTC), the railroad hasn't fully tallied up the total cost of implementing the...
Metra seeks PTC grant for Milwaukee North, West lines
Rail News: Positive Train Control Metra has applied for a federal grant to help fund a $25.2 million program to install positive train control (PTC) on the commuter railroad's Milwaukee North and West lines. The agency applied for the grant under the Fixing America's...